Air and soil microclimates of deciduous woodland compared to an open site

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 90, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 141-156

  Morecroft, M D ^a   Taylor, M E ^a   Oliver, H R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deciduous woodland; Forest microclimate; Soil water content; Solar radiation; Temperature; Wind speed

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031923417     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1923(97)00070-1     Document Type: Article

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